Arte e Cultura
2017 Film the House Competition Deadline Extended and New Prizes Announced
You can win some mentoring from top industry professionals or a day on a film set as well as a private screening of your film.
A day on a film set
A private screening of the winning film
A BBFC rating applied to your film
Mentoring from Lord Puttnam
Work experience at Sky
A private screening of the winning film
A BBFC rating applied to your film
A private screening of the film from the winning scriptwriter
Mentoring from a professional scriptwriter
A BBFC rating applied to your film
A private screening of the film from the winning scriptwriter
Mentoring from a professional scriptwriter
A BBFC rating applied to your film
The Film the House competition is this year headed up by Nigel Adams MP, Kevin Barron MP and Lord Tim Clement-Jones .
Film the House is a competition run by MPs to find the filmmakers of the future. It also raises awareness of the importance of protecting IP rights among creators, legislators and the general public.
The creative industries are one of the United Kingdom's biggest success stories - contributing about £10 million per hour to the UK's economy. So it is essential that creators know their rights and that parliamentarians can knowledgably consider the industry and the almost 3 million people who work in and around it when debating any new legislation.
The Film the House competition invites filmmakers to enter their original material to their MP, who will choose one entrant per category to represent their constituency. A national industry judging panel then will preside over choosing the finalists and winners, who go on to have their work screened in Parliament. Winners will receive prizes - which may be equipment, work experience, professional advice from writers and industry experts and/or a screening of their film.
The Film the House competition has huge cross-party support and is a great way for parliamentarians to engage with the UK's grass-roots creative future, as well as providing the creative community with a way in which to communicate directly with their MPs in a fun and unusual way, emphasising the importance of protecting IP within the political agenda.
Applicants can apply via http://www.filmthehouse.co.uk
The timeline for this year's competition is:
Applications deadline:
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What supporters of IP and the competition are saying:
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was set up by former MP and IP adviser to the Prime Minister, Mike Weatherley . The competition was set up to:
was launched as a fun way to educate parliamentarians and young people about the importance of the creative industries to the UK economy and the many ways in which we can nurture and protect our creative industries. Together with partner competition Rock the House, it is now one of Parliament's largest competitions and is just one of a number of initiatives that is aimed at significantly raising awareness of the need to protect creativity and copyright by bringing together young filmmakers and parliamentarians.
Film the House is intended to invite and to showcase the film-makers and scriptwriters across the UK - with particular emphasis on young participants and people who have not, yet, been noticed and realised their potential. It is also a way for participants to meet their local MP and to learn a little more about how 'Parliament in Westminster' works.
As of April 2017 , Film the House is being run by its industry sponsors:
The following organisations are also supporting the competition: